Clemenceau, the Man and His Time

A political biography traces the life and career of Georges Clemenceau, from provincial origins to his emergence in Parisian political and journalistic life, examining his role under the Second Empire, during the Commune, and as a leading Radical opponent of figures such as Boulanger; it discusses his work as philosopher and writer, involvement in the Panama and Dreyfus controversies, administrative style, strengths and weaknesses, and his return to power in 1917 to lead France through the final phase of the Great War, confronting questions of policy toward Germany and the aims of an uncompromising victory.